It’s been a busy fun few days. My brother flew down from North Carolina last Thursday to visit, and we sure did fit quite a bit in. Like mom and I, he loves the ocean….so he spent everyday getting a dose of salt, sand, and surf. One of the highlights of his visit was that he and I went kayaking in the Intracoastal waterway. I love kayaking, so it was nice to create that memory with my brother (who also loves kayaking). He’s a busy dad of identical twins who works full-time and also attends graduate school, so I’m sure you can imagine what a treat it was to spend time with him.

So what’s a taco omelette? I’d never heard of one either till it all came together in my skillet one morning last week. I had some leftover taco meat I was intending to use for a taco salad. Love taco salads! But this particular morning I spied it in my fridge as I was throwing an omelette together. Taco meat, diced onions, mexican cheese, jack cheese, diced tomato, and crushed red pepper. Oh yes….that will be GOOD!

And not only was it good….it was beyond amazing when I added a dollop of cucumber avocado salsa on the side. I could eat one of these everday. In fact, I want one right now! This omelette is good alone, but the cucumber avocado salsa takes it over the top. I’ll share that recipe later this week….promise.

A few random bits for you ~

my mom turned 60 last week and she & I celebrated at one of her favorite restaurants (I’ll be sharing about Christopher’s Kitchen and their amazing raw vegan food soon). We had a great time!

my oldest 2 daughters (ages 12 and 8) did well on their homeschool evaluations. I can’t believe they’re going into 7th grade & 3rd grade, respectively. Did you know I homeschool my girls? I have one in middle school, one in elementary and one in preschool. I’m so proud of them!

a couple weeks ago my 3 year old stopped wearing a diaper at night and is now completely potty trained. Yay…..we’re done with diapers forever!

one of the fish in our aquarium is in distress. We’ve researched it, checked the water quality and there seems to be nothing we can do. This part is very hard for me…a fish slowly dying….it breaks my heart.

Ruby seems to be growing on me (can you believe we’ve had her 5 months already?)…I’ve even cleaned her cage solo the past 2 weeks as a kind gesture to help my hard-working hubby. He was SO appreciative! I know….don’t make it a habit. 😉 I do have to say….she’s a pretty easy pet as far as pets go.

there aren’t enough hours in the day or week….but I’m sure I don’t have to tell you that. I’ve been very intentional about spending quality time with my girls this summer. They grow up so fast!! And now my 3 year old is learning how to play Wii…how is that possible? We’ve had such a great summer….bonding on our trip and girl time. I plan on keeping up with that.

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I can’t believe I never thought to put taco meat in eggs! I subscribed by email so I’ll be sure not to miss the avocado salsa recipe, that sounds good!Debbi Does Dinner Healthy recently posted..Slow Cooked Bean Casserole

Oh. my. gosh. This looks ah-mazing. I pinned it so I can try it out later! I would love it if you shared it on my blog hop, Makin’ You Crave Monday, over at MrsHappyHomemaker.com!!Mrs Happy Homemaker recently posted..Makin’ You Crave Monday

What a great looking Omelette, we would just love this recipe. Hope you will have a great week and thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
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I haven’t made an omelette in a long time. I love the idea of using leftover taco ingredients in an omelette and will be making this for breakfast very soon. Thanks for sharing your recipes and random bits with the Hearth and Soul Hop.Alea Milham recently posted..Flourless Chocolate Walnut Cookies

Sounds like you have been having a very busy time! Your taco omelette sounds delicious. I love it when things come together like that. Thank you for sharing it with the Hearth and Soul hop and Let’s Do Brunch.

I love a good protein filled omelette. This looks ah-mazing. Hope you will have a great week and thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday. Yesterday we were out of taco meat, and I used leftover black bean dip and queso dip with cheese as the filling.Della Pickett recently posted..Best Realtors in Murrieta CA

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